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SQ CENOTAPH...........SUCHAPUZZLE Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/23/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

RECENTLY REVISITED THE VIETNAM WALL MEMORIAL...
WITH A FAMILY OF MARINES, ACTIVE VFW, STATE HIGHWAY PATROLMEN, FIREMEN & AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS, ATTENDING FUNERALS AND VISITING CENOTAPHS WERE AN INTEGRAL PART OF MY CHILDHOOD AND LIFE......GEOCACHING HAS ALSO BROUGHT ME TO MANY CENOTAPHS...

SOLVE A FIELD PUZZLE FOR CAMO PILL BOTTLE HANGING CACHE TO BE FOUND AT STAGE 2 FINAL

BETWEEN STAGE 1 AND STAGE 2 YOU MAY ENCOUNTER MANY CENOTAPHS... ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS (LOOSELY INTERPRETED AS A CENOTAPH AT THE TOP OF THE RECENTLY RAZED BURNHAM BUILDING) INSPIRING ON SEVERAL LEVELS....... "THAT LIFE MAY BE MORE ABUNDANT"...

The "SQ" in the cache name above signifies SPIRIT QUEST, a project by the Northwest Ohio Geocachers (NWOGEO) to distinguish those caches that are set in cemeteries and memorial gardens.
FINAL CEMETERY LOCALE IS HOME TO MANY OF NW OHIO'S WELL-KNOWN GEOCACHE HIDES...
Please be respectful, observing their rules & posted hours-which are typically sunrise to sunset.

....STAGE 1 POSTED COORDS WILL TAKE YOU TO JAMES E. SENEY -TRIANGLE PARK .....

HOW MANY ARROWS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER SIGN FOR THE PARK? ________
MULTIPLY THIS NUMBER BY 13 _______PLUS ADD 26 for TOTAL = _______ (A)

WHAT IS DOWNTOWN/ _____________CONVERT MISSING LETTERS TO NUMERICAL VALUE - SUM TOTAL OF LETTERS __________ THEN MULTIPLY THAT TOTAL BY 3 = ___________ (B)

TO THESE COORDINATES:......... N41 43.535..........W083 41.948

SUBTRACT "B" FROM NORTH COORDINATES IN FORM OF XX.XXX

ADD "A" TO WEST COORDINATES IN FORM OF XX.XXX

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

.....ON TO STAGE 2 FINAL...........PLEASE RECAMO BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT................

..................FTF - geo swag of choice or humble bragging rights............

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

svaq ynetr pnzbhsyntrq cvyy obggyr ng obggbz bs svefg uhzbatbhf gerr gung vf 75' abegu bs qhpxf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)